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Friday, April 26, 2013

I was up at the crack of dawn ready to head on my way from Premiere RV. There were supposed to be just a few minor details to be taken care of before I left. My plan was to head out a little before 9:00. Well, you know what they say about the best laid plans.

It turns out that there were real issues with finding new windshield wipers for the rig. Who would have guessed that? Then there was the vacuuming out of the air from the reluctant to work dash air conditioner. It had been worked on yesterday, but there was another process to do that took a while, and then there was a test drive to make sure everything was working. I’m not complaining about the attention to detail at Billy Thibodeaux’s, but I was just anxious to be out of there.

It was noon before I could finally pull out. I generally leave a place soon after rush hour because I tend to get drowsy driving in the afternoon. Thank goodness, for some reason, I’d chosen a campground only about 170 miles away for the day’s travel. After all the packing up and delays of the morning, I was more than ready to pull off of the road shortly after 3:00.

I had made a reservation last night at a place that was mostly well reviewed on the internet. What a beauty of a spot it is!

If you ever find yourself about 17 miles north of Natchitoches, LA, on I-49, I’d recommend a stay at this Passport America park. It’s only .3 miles off of the interstate, but it’s a really relaxing small RV park. There are plenty of long pull-throughs and it was $18.42/night. There are only 27 sites, but tonight there are only five rigs here.

After setting up, I took Emma for a walk, and this padded bench swing was calling my name. It overlooks the private pond where you can fish (catch and release) without a license. The lady in the motorhome next to me spent the late afternoon catching and releasing quite a few fish. If I had a pole, I would have given it a go.

While I was swinging away, Emma enjoyed a good roll in the grass. I guess she’s as glad to be out of the gravel repair shop parking lot as I am. I paid for two nights here, so I’ll be doing some local visiting tomorrow. Since I’ve never done it, I suppose I should tour a plantation. It’s not something I’ve been dying to do, but I’ll probably sneak in a visit to a National Fish Hatchery along with it. I’ll be taking my time heading to Tamarac NWR as I believe they still have a couple of feet of snow on the ground there. I think I’m allergic to snow.

29 comments:

Hmmm that park will go in our "maybe stay at notebook". I love it when fellow bloggers post parts on the blog, and pictures are a bonus. I am sure you both feel like you got a "get out of jail card". Sure feels good to have all those details taken care of though. Enjoy your freedom as I know you and Emma will.

Hi, Judy! I just started reading your blog a few weeks ago. Wish you were a little farther east! We are doing our very first Workamper job at Wolf Creek NFH in Jamestown, KY - and loving it! Enjoy your travels!

Hi, Judy! I just started reading your blog a few weeks ago. Wish you were a little farther east! We are doing our very first Workamper job at Wolf Creek NFH in Jamestown, KY - and loving it! Enjoy your travels!

Oh I had to laugh over the bathroom images! Too funny! That looks like a nicely well maintained park. It really did my heart good to see Emma enjoy that grass so much! Admit it, you wanted to roll in it too ;-)

That green grass sure looks nice (not much of it in Arizona!) and Emma knew just how to enjoy it! What a cute place to call home for a couple of days. Hope you enjoy the plantations. We did several last year when we were in Baton Rouge. One of them was The Oakley Plantation where John J. Audubon was a tutor and did alot of his work.....way interesting! Anyway, enjoy!

Today I had a conversation with the lady checking out my purchases at REI. It turns out, she has been a road gypsy for three years. She gave me a favorite link for finding funky places to visit along your route. Haven't looked at it yet but you may find some interesting places.

What a neat little park. Passport America has some great little parks -- and some awful duds as well. A couple of years ago we went way back in the boonies to find one that sounded good, drove in and kept driving till we were out the other side! Ugly, messy, barren. SO glad you found a treasure.

And Billy Thibideaux's place sound like a treasure as well, if you don't mind hanging around while getting service.

We toured Oak Alley near Houma when we were in Louisiana..It was worth it...Those walls in that plantation house were just a'whispering to me...Try to see a plantation, it's an amazing part of our history.